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C APE F EAR C ENTER FOR I NQUIRY Founded in 2000 K-8 School – 400 students and 28 teachers New building/new community Inquiry Based Learn. Share. Live. Social Curriculum Community orientation ADD MISSION

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H OW DID WE MAKE IT HAPPEN ? Fundraising Committee Pre-survey to teachers Organizations- Looked at community needs OUTSIDE of CFCI Partner grade levels with businesses to meet those needs in the community Business Partners (cost of supplies/projects, relationships, meet their service learning requirements, curricular ties to classroom)

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W HY DID WE MAKE IT HAPPEN ? Business Partners- brainstorm how to get more community members involved in school fundraisers, etc. (sponsorships- financial and product donations) Parent Board member shared about previous experiences in philanthropy with another school Committee brainstormed-how would that look like for CFCI Share Month is born!

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F EEDBACK Surveyed parents, community members and teachers Key feedback Plus: Service learning, community ties, field trips, helping OUTSIDE of CFCI, guest speakers Ideas for improvement: More time, more notice/ publicity, more guest speakers, business communication concerns, bring in more media, make it big and bold when advertising

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C HANGES FOR THE FUTURE …. Fall and Spring CFCI Gives Back- WEEKS Fall month drive events Spring outdoor give back events Focus on different community needs in cold weather and then warmer weather Tying to our 4 th Annual Turkey Trot/food drive which is a popular community-wide event in the fall. Sharing more information with all media outlets earlier (prepared to be a “filler” for news any time) Continued website and social media promotion